Viomi Technology (NASDAQ:VIOT) & Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) Head-To-Head Review

Viomi Technology (NASDAQ:VIOT) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Viomi Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of Viomi Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Viomi Technology has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Viomi Technology and Upwork, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viomi Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
Upwork	0	4	10	1	2.80

Upwork has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. Given Upwork’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Upwork is more favorable than Viomi Technology.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Viomi Technology and Upwork”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viomi Technology	$290.30 million	0.34	$8.69 million	($0.21)	-6.95
Upwork	$769.33 million	3.37	$215.59 million	$1.75	11.35

Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Viomi Technology. Viomi Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Viomi Technology and Upwork’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viomi Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Upwork	31.63%	41.05%	19.66%

Summary

Upwork beats Viomi Technology on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viomi Technology

Viomi Technology Co., Ltd, through its subsidiaries, develops and sells Internet-of-things-enabled (IoT-enabled) smart home products in the People's Republic of China. The company offers IoT-enabled smart home products, including smart water purification systems; smart kitchen products, such as refrigerators, oven steamers, dishwashers, range hoods, and gas stoves; and other smart products comprising air conditioning systems, washing machines, water heaters, smart water kettles, sweeper robots, smart locks, and other smart devices, as well as blenders. It also provides a suite of complementary consumable products and small appliances, such as portable fans, rice cookers, water quality meters, water filter pitchers, stainless-steel insulated water bottles, smart toilet, and food waste disposals; and value-added services. The company sells its products directly to consumers through its online platform, Viomi mobile app, and e-commerce channels, including Youpin, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo, and others, as well as offline experience stores. Viomi Technology Co., Ltd has a strategic partnership with Xiaomi Corporation. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About Upwork

Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company’s work marketplace provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including administrative support, sales and marketing, design and creative, and customer service, as well as web, mobile, and software development. Its work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company’s work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Payroll and Upwork Enterprise, as well as managed and escrow services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.